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Matt Nelson
Nelson, Matt
Position:
OL
Height:
6-7
Weight:
299
Born:
December 19, 1995
High School:
Xavier (Cedar Rapids, IA)
Year
College
Participation
2014
Iowa
Redshirted
2015
Iowa
Lettered
2016
Iowa
Lettered
2017
Iowa
Lettered
2018
Iowa
Lettered
NFL Game Logs
Roster Key
•
Stat Key
YEAR TEAM
NO
POS
GP
GS
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
67
ROT-LOT
16
1
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
67
ROT-LOT-TE
13
11
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2022 DET NFL
67
ROT
11
0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2023 DET NFL
67
ROT-LOT
3
2
4 Years (NFL)
4 Years NFL
43
14
Transaction
Date
Team
Signed
5/10/2019
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2019 DET NFL
Released
8/31/2019
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2019 DET NFL
Practice Squad
9/1/2019
2019 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2019 DET NFL
Signed (Future)
12/30/2019
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
Exclusive Rights Free Agent
3/17/2021
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
Signed
4/19/2021
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
Reserve/COVID
12/20/2021
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
Activated
12/29/2021
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
Exclusive Rights Free Agent
3/16/2022
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
Signed
4/19/2022
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2022 DET NFL
Injured Reserve
9/28/2023
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2023 DET NFL
Unrestricted Free Agent
3/13/2024
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2023 DET NFL
Signed
3/22/2024
2024 New York Giants (NFL)
2024 NYG NFL
Released
8/26/2024
2024 New York Giants (NFL)
2024 NYG NFL
Signed
7/31/2025
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
2025 MIN NFL
Injured Reserve
8/11/2025
2025 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)
2025 MIN NFL
SNAP COUNTS
TOTAL
OFF
OFF%
DEF
DEF%
ST
ST%
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
313
241
23.0
0
0.0
72
16.3
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
719
675
61.3
0
0.0
44
10.0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2022 DET NFL
132
70
6.1
0
0.0
62
13.8
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2023 DET NFL
94
85
7.2
0
0.0
9
2.0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1258
1071
0
187
RECEIVING
TAR
REC
PCT
YDS
AVG
LG
TD
FD
20+
40+
YAC
FUM
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1
0
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
DEFENSE
TKL
DEF
ST
MT
QH
TFL
FF
PD
BL
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
PENALTIES
Called
Declined
Accepted
Yards
Nullified Yards
First Downs
Stalled Drives
2020 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2020 DET NFL
2
0
2
15
4
0
1
2021 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2021 DET NFL
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2022 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2022 DET NFL
2
0
2
19
86
0
0
2023 Detroit Lions (NFL)
2023 DET NFL
1
0
1
15
5
0
0
Career Totals (NFL)
Career Totals NFL
7
2
5
49
95
0
1
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